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Measured figures
F-4E · Length
Single source63 ft 0 in (19.2 m)[source]
Su-27PU/Su-30 · Length
Configuration
| Specification | McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II | Sukhoi Su-30 |
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| Type | Interceptor , fighter-bomber[source] | Multirole fighter[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | Soviet Union Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | McDonnell Aircraft Corporation McDonnell Douglas[source] | Sukhoi, Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association, Yakovlev Corporation[source] |
| Status | In limited service[source] |
21.935 m (72 ft 0 in)[source]
F-4E · wing folded
Single source27 ft 7 in (8.4 m) wing folded[source]
Empty; F-4E · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; F-4E · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; F-4E · Max takeoff weight
Single source30,328 lb (13,757 kg)[source]
41,500 lb (18,824 kg)[source]
61,795 lb (28,030 kg)[source]
Empty; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Gross weight
Single sourceCruise; F-4E · Cruise speed
Single sourceMaximum; F-4E · at 40,000 ft (12,000 m)
Single source1,280 kn (1,470 mph, 2,370 km/h) at 40,000 ft (12,000 m)[source]
510 kn (580 mph, 940 km/h)[source]
Maximum; Su-27PU/Su-30 · at high altitude
Single source2,120 km/h (1,320 mph, 1,140 kn) at high altitude[source]
F-4E · Combat range
Single source370 nmi (420 mi, 680 km)[source]
F-4E · 2 × General Electric J79-GE-17A after-burning turbojet engines thrust each dry
Single sourceF-4E · with afterburner
Single source2 × General Electric J79-GE-17A after-burning turbojet engines, 11,905 lbf (52.96 kN) thrust each dry, 17,845 lbf (79.38 kN) with afterburner[source]
Su-27PU/Su-30 · 2 × Saturn AL-31FL /FP Afterburning turbofan engines thrust each dry
Single sourceSu-27PU/Su-30 · with afterburner
Single sourceF-4E · Up to of weapons on nine external hardpoints, including general-purpose bombs, cluster bombs, TV- and laser-guided bombs, rocket pods, air-to-ground missiles, anti-ship missiles, gun pods, and nuclear weapons. Reconnaissance, targeting, electronic countermeasures, baggage pods, and external fuel tanks may also be carried
Single sourceUp to 18,650 lb (8,480 kg) of weapons on nine external hardpoints, including general-purpose bombs, cluster bombs, TV- and laser-guided bombs, rocket pods, air-to-ground missiles, anti-ship missiles, gun pods, and nuclear weapons. Reconnaissance, targeting, electronic countermeasures, baggage pods, and external fuel tanks may also be carried.[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
In service[source] |
| Primary users | United States Air Force (historical) United States Navy (historical) United States Marine Corps (historical) Hellenic Air Force[source] | Russian Aerospace Forces Indian Air Force People's Liberation Army Air Force Algerian Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | 5,195[source] | 630+ (as of 2019 )[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1958–1981[source] | 1992–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 30 December 1960 ( 1960-12-30 )[source] | 1992 (Su-30) 2013 (Su-30SM)[source] |
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| First flight | 27 May 1958 ( 1958-05-27 )[source] | 31 December 1989 ( 1989-12-31 )[source] |
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| Retired | 1986 (USN) 1996 (U.S. combat use) 2004 (Israel) 2013 (Germany) 2016 (U.S. target drone) 2021 (Japan) 2024 (South Korea)[source] | — |
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| Variant | McDonnell Douglas Phantom FG.1/FGR.2[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,994 US gal (1,660 imp gal; 7,550 L) or 12,961 lb (5,879 kg) internal, 3,335 US gal (2,777 imp gal; 12,620 L) or 21,678 lb (9,833 kg) with 2x 370 US gal (310 imp gal; 1,400 L) external tanks on the outer wing hardpoints and either a 600 or 610 US gal (500 or 510 imp gal; 2,300 or 2,300 L) tank for the center-line station.[source] | 9,400 kg (20,723 lb) internal[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | 2.77[source] | — |
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| Airfoil | NACA 0006.4–64 root, NACA 0003-64 tip[source] | — |
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| Maximum landing weight | 36,831 lb (16,706 kg)[source] | — |
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| Lift-to-drag | 8.58[source] | — |
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| Wing loading | 78 lb/sq ft (380 kg/m 2 )[source] | 401 kg/m 2 (82 lb/sq ft) with 56% fuel[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.86 at loaded weight, 0.58 at MTOW[source] | 1 with 56% fuel[source] |
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| Takeoff roll | 4,490 ft (1,370 m) at 53,814 lb (24,410 kg)[source] | — |
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| Landing roll | 3,680 ft (1,120 m) at 36,831 lb (16,706 kg)[source] | — |
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| Hardpoints | Up to 18,650 lb (8,480 kg) of weapons on nine external hardpoints, including general-purpose bombs, cluster bombs, TV- and laser-guided bombs, rocket pods, air-to-ground missiles, anti-ship missiles, gun pods, and nuclear weapons. Reconnaissance, targeting, electronic countermeasures, baggage pods, and external fuel tanks may also be carried.[source] | 12 hardpoints with a capacity of up to 8,000 kg (18,000 lb), with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: S-8 KOM/BM/OM S-13 T/OF S-25 OFM-PU Missiles: Air-to-air missiles : R-27 R/ER/T/ET/P/EA R-73 E/M RVV-AE (R-77)-1/M R-37M (on the SM2 variant) Air-to-surface missiles : Kh-29 TE/L Kh-59 M/ME Anti-ship missiles : Kh-31 A Anti-radiation missiles : Kh-31 P Bombs: KAB-500KR general-purpose bomb KAB-500OD bomb KAB-1500KR GP bomb KAB-1500L laser-guided bomb FAB-500T GP bomb BETAB-500 SHP bomb ODAB-500PM bomb OFAB-250-270 bomb OFAB-100-120 bomb P-50T bomb RBK-500 cluster bombs SPBE-D bomb[source] |
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| Designer | — | Sukhoi[source] |
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| Built by | — | KnAAPO Irkut Corporation Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (built by HAL in India under license)[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Sukhoi Su-27[source] |
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| Variants | — | Sukhoi Su-30MKI Sukhoi Su-30MKK Sukhoi Su-30MKM Sukhoi Su-30MKA[source] |
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| Guns | — | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon with 150 rounds[source] |
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| g limits | — | + 9[source] |
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| Rockets | — | S-8 KOM/BM/OM S-13 T/OF S-25 OFM-PU[source] |
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| Missiles | — | Air-to-air missiles : R-27 R/ER/T/ET/P/EA R-73 E/M RVV-AE (R-77)-1/M R-37M (on the SM2 variant) Air-to-surface missiles : Kh-29 TE/L Kh-59 M/ME Anti-ship missiles : Kh-31 A Anti-radiation missiles : Kh-31 P[source] |
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| Bombs | — | KAB-500KR general-purpose bomb KAB-500OD bomb KAB-1500KR GP bomb KAB-1500L laser-guided bomb FAB-500T GP bomb BETAB-500 SHP bomb ODAB-500PM bomb OFAB-250-270 bomb OFAB-100-120 bomb P-50T bomb RBK-500 cluster bombs SPBE-D bomb[source] |
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Maximum take-off; Su-27PU/Su-30 · Max takeoff weight
Single source2 × Saturn AL-31FL /FP Afterburning turbofan engines, 74.5 kN (16,700 lbf) thrust each dry, 122.58 kN (27,560 lbf) with afterburner[source]